Buying art for a home is a personal decision. Buying art for a whole development is a process with a schedule and a budget line. Most developers we work with are not looking for one painting. They need art for the sales centre, the model suite, the lobby, the amenity floor, and the corridors, all landing on time and all reading as one building. This page is about how to source that well, from the design stage rather than the week before handover.
Start at the design stage, not at handover
The single biggest mistake we see is art treated as a last-minute purchase. Somebody remembers the walls are bare two weeks before the opening, and the choice narrows to whatever is in stock and fits the deadline. Bring art into the plan early and you get the opposite. Pieces sized for the actual walls, a palette that matches the finishes, and time for a commission if a signature wall calls for one.
Early planning also lets the sales-centre art do double duty. Chosen well, the same originals move from the temporary sales office into the finished building, so the developer pays once for two jobs. That only works if the buying decision happens before the sales centre opens, not after.
What sourcing across a whole project looks like
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One point of contact. You work with us across every space rather than chasing separate suppliers for the lobby, the gym, and the corridors.
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One coherent look. We plan the palette and register so the sales centre, lobby, amenities, and halls read as one building, not a set of unrelated purchases.
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Trade and volume pricing. Whole-project orders qualify for trade pricing, so buying the collection together costs less than buying each piece alone.
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Delivery and installation. We ship free and fully insured across Canada and the United States and can install every piece so it arrives hung and level.
Planning around your construction schedule
Development timelines move, and art has to move with them. We work back from your key dates. The sales centre opening comes first, then the model suite, then handover of the common areas. Originals need lead time, and a commission needs more, so the earlier we have your dates the more range you have. If a date slips, we hold and adjust rather than force the wrong piece to hit a deadline.
We will be honest about what a timeline allows. If there is not enough time for a commissioned signature piece, we say so and point you to available originals that still fit the wall and the look, rather than promising something we cannot deliver on schedule.
Why originals across a development
Across a whole building, originals do two things a print cannot. They signal that a real person made real choices about the space, which is the quality message a buyer is paying for. And they hold value as assets rather than fittings that depreciate to nothing. Every piece is hand signed and ships with a Certificate of Authenticity, which is the paperwork your finance team will want attached to a capital asset.
For a sense of the range, browse statement artwork for commercial spaces, large abstract paintings for lobby, and neutral modern wall art.
How we work with developers
Send us the project: the spaces, the finishes, the key dates, and the budget you are working to. We will come back with a plan that covers every wall, a palette that ties them together, and pricing for the whole order. This is the core of our multi-residential art service. Most developers take it as one of our building art packages and start with leasing centre art so the first pieces are working while construction finishes.
Frequently asked questions
When should a developer start planning the art?
At the design stage, not before handover. Early planning means pieces sized for the real walls, a palette that matches the finishes, and time for a commission if a signature wall calls for one. It also lets sales-centre art move into the finished building later, so you pay once for two jobs.
Do you offer trade pricing on whole-project orders?
Yes. Trade and volume pricing applies to whole-project sourcing, so buying the collection together costs less than buying each piece separately. Every piece is still an original, hand signed, with a Certificate of Authenticity, which is the paperwork your finance team wants for a capital asset.
Can you work around our construction schedule?
Yes. We plan back from your key dates, usually the sales centre opening first, then the model suite, then common-area handover. Originals and commissions need lead time, so the earlier we have your dates the more range you have. If a date slips, we adjust rather than force the wrong piece to hit it.
Do we deal with one supplier or several?
One. You work with us across every space, from the sales centre and lobby to the amenity floor and corridors, so the whole building reads as one plan. We handle delivery and installation, shipping free and fully insured across Canada and the United States.
Planning art for a development? Talk to our art advisory team or contact us with your project spaces, dates, and budget.
